David Goffin
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| Country (sports) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Residence | Liège, Belgium |
| Born |
7 December 1990 Rocourt, Belgium |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 3,507,537 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 111–86 (56.35% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (4 April 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 13 (4 April 2016)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2016) |
| French Open | 4R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2015) |
| US Open | 3R (2014, 2015) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–16 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 259 (21 March 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 259 (21 March 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
| US Open | 1R (2012, 2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (2015) |
| Last updated on: 21 March 2016. | |
David Goffin (French pronunciation: [david ɡɔfɛ̃]) (born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Rocourt, Liège, Belgium. His breakthrough came when he reached the fourth round of the 2012 French Open as a lucky loser, eventually losing to Roger Federer in four sets.[2] Goffin has defeated several higher-ranked players such as John Isner, Radek Štěpánek, Viktor Troicki, Milos Raonic and Jo Wilfried Tsonga. He is the Belgian number 1 male tennis player as of end of 2015.
Career
Juniors
As a junior he compiled a singles win/loss record of 76–40, reaching as high as No. 10 in the junior combined world rankings in July 2008. He took part in only two junior slams, losing in the second round of the French Open and the first round of Wimbledon in 2008.
2011
Goffin won his first match on the ATP tour at the 2011 Chennai open, defeating India's No. 1, Somdev Devvarman. He lost in the second round to Stanislas Wawrinka.[3]
2012: Breakthrough
In 2012, he reached the quarterfinals of an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time at the 2012 Chennai Open, after defeating top-50 countryman Xavier Malisse and Andreas Beck.
At the French Open 2012, though he did not win in the last qualifying round of the qualifications, he entered the tournament's main draw as a lucky loser thanks to the withdrawal of Gaël Monfils. In his first round, he faced world no. 27 and 23rd seed for men's singles Radek Štěpánek and beat him in five sets.[4] The second round saw Goffin take on French veteran player Arnaud Clément (who was playing his last French Open) whom he beat in five sets in a match postponed due to rain at a score of 5–1 the previous day. Goffin then beat Łukasz Kubot in the third round to become the first lucky loser to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam since compatriot Dick Norman at Wimbledon 1995.[5] Goffin was eventually eliminated by third seed Roger Federer, but not before managing to win the first set.[6]
He received one of the wild cards for Wimbledon, and in the first round he beat 20th seed and 2011 quarterfinalist Bernard Tomic. Then, in the secound round, he beat Jesse Levine to advance to the third round, where he ultimately lost to the resurgent 10th seed Mardy Fish.
At the US Open, he entered the main draw, but lost in the first round to world no. 7, sixth seed, and eventually semifinalist at the tournament Tomáš Berdych.
He then won two singles matches to secure Belgium a place in the 2013 Davis Cup World Group.
2013
Goffin started the season by making his debut at the 2013 Brisbane International. He defeated wildcard (and crowd favourite) Matthew Ebden, before losing to seventh seed Jürgen Melzer in the second round.
In the first round of the French Open he had to face current number 1, Novak Djokovic. He proved a challenge for Djokovic, but lost the match in straight sets. Goffin's performance as well as Djokovic's laboured efforts in defeating him was the subject of brief attention to the quality of Goffin's playing.
Goffin made it to the third round in Cincinnati, where he was again defeated by Djokovic. He qualified in Winston-Salem and defeated Jack Sock in the first round, but lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the second round. He did not play any further tournaments in 2013 after the US Open, where he lost in the first round to Alexandr Dolgopolov.
2014-2015: First career titles, breaking into the top 30
Goffin had to retire in his second-round match at the Challenger event in New Caledonia, and he withdrew from qualifying for the Australian Open due to a left quadriceps injury.
From July to August, following his opening round loss at Wimbledon to defending champion Andy Murray, Goffin won four consecutive tournaments. The first three of which were Challengers, but the fourth was his maiden ATP tour-level title when he won the Austrian Open Kitzbühel, beating Dominic Thiem in the final. During this run, Goffin won 40 out of the 42 sets he played and won 20 consecutive matches.
In September, after reaching the third round of the US Open for the first time, he won his second career ATP title, the Moselle Open in Metz, France, beating higher seeded players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals and João Sousa in the final. His run from July to September launched him over 75 places up the rankings, putting him into the world's top 40 for the first time in his career.
At the Swiss Indoors in Basel, he advanced to his first ATP 500 tournament final, beating Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals, his first win over a top-10 player. He lost the final to five-time champion Roger Federer in straight sets, however his run to the final propelled him to a career high ranking of number 22 in the world, a ranking with which he would finish the 2014 season. After having started the year ranked 111th in the world, Goffin ended the season ranked just outside the top 20, a difference of 89 places, and as a result he was awarded the Comeback Player of the Year award by the ATP for 2014.[7]
2015 saw Goffin have continued success, reaching two more ATP finals and breaking into the world's top 20 as well as decent runs in the major tournaments. His season was highlighted by being the driving force in the Belgium Davis Cup team's surprise run to the final, which they eventually lost to Great Britain, Goffin being defeated by Andy Murray in the decisive fourth rubber.
2016: 4th round at Australia, first career Masters 1000 semifinals
He reached fourth round for the first time at 2016 Australian Open, where he lost to Roger Federer in straights sets.
In March at Indian Wells he reached his first Masters 1000 semifinal where he lost to Milos Raonic. He followed it up with another semi-final defeat in the next tournament, in Miami losing to Novak Djokovic in straights sets.
ATP career finals
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. | 2 August 2014 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  Dominic Thiem |
4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 21 September 2014 | Moselle Open, Metz, France | Hard (i) |  João Sousa |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 October 2014 | Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  Roger Federer |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 14 June 2015 | Topshelf Open, Rosmalen, The Netherlands | Grass |  Nicolas Mahut |
6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 August 2015 | Swiss Open, Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Dominic Thiem |
5–7, 2–6 |
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Current through 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | 2R | 4R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| French Open | A | 4R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | |
| US Open | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 5–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 3–1 | 0 / 14 | 18–15 | 55% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | SF | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Miami Masters | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 4R | SF | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | 64% |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Canada Masters | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | Q2 | 3R | A | 3R | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Paris Masters | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–6 | 1–4 | 12–8 | 10–3 | 0 / 22 | 29–22 | 57% |
| Career Statistics | |||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Career | Win % | ||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 5 | 40% | |
| Overall Win–Loss | 2–2 | 17–14 | 11–23 | 25–15 | 38–25 | 18–7 | 111–86 | 56% | |
| Year-end Ranking | 174 | 46 | 110 | 22 | 16 | $2,768,911 | |||
Wins over top 10 players
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ||||||
| 1. |  Milos Raonic |
9 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard(i) | QF | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2016 | ||||||
| 2. | Stanislas Wawrinka |
4 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
References
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/david-goffin/gb88/overview
- ↑ "Federer sees off 'lucky loser' Goffin in four sets to reach quarter finals", The Daily Mail, 3 June 2012.
- ↑ "Goffin biography at ITF". tennis player.
- ↑ Hanford, Ian (29 May 2012). "French Open 2012 Scores: Shocking Results from Roland Garros' First 2 Days". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ "Lucky loser Goffin enjoys French Open record run". The Times of India. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ "David Goffin". Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ↑ "2014 ATP WORLD TOUR AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
External links
- David Goffin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- David Goffin at the International Tennis Federation
- David Goffin at the Davis Cup
- Official website David Goffin
- Unofficial website David Goffin
| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Rafael Nadal |
ATP Comeback Player of the Year 2014 |
Succeeded by Benoît Paire |
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